Is there an identifying number somewhere on a caliper? I have a 88 JDM EF7 and may need to replace a piston seal, plus I think it would be something good for me to know so I dont order the wrong parts again.

I called Honda to order new brake hoses and was met with the word I hear more and more "Discontinued" so I ordered some after market ones from passwordjdm. I spoke with a guy who had an EF7 as well and asked him about the brake pads which he said are the same as a DA.

So my question is if the caliper itself is from a DA?

I cannot locate anything that gives an in depth faq about what parts on a crx are on a different car.

If it is true the entire brake setup is DA and the ZC engine is the same for an 88 Integra should I be under the impression that all mechanical related things are from an integra?

 

For one a DA is not the same as a 88 integra.

Do this. Take the original brake pads from the EF7 in to any autoparts store and have them match the pads. Do your current calipers have a mounting bracket? Or do the mount directly to the knuckle?

 

To add to what crx si-r said, a DA is a 90-93 Integra, very different car than the previous generation

 

Thank you, its why I started saying integra towards the end and not DA. When I had the gaskets replaced on the engine the part was ordered from an 88 Integra. The passwordjdm guy said DA for the brake pads. I have googled this and did find a guy who asked the same question several years ago but no one was able to answer his question.

I received my brake pads for a USDM 88 CRX si yesterday. I will be able to compare the brake size and if not take it to autozone for a match, but since I need to find new caliper parts I need to know what I am looking for.

I do not know the answer to the previous question about the knuckle since I only took the pad out to inspect it.

I will try to get pictures over the weekend since it will actually be sunny.

Thank you again

 

Here are pictures. I am not sure how much calipers vary in appearance, but at this point, I feel SOL. I am hoping here is someone who has read nothing but honda manuals his/her entire life.

I went to god knows how many auto stores today to try and match up the brake.

I would list every honda and acura car I asked them to compare my trace to, but I asked so many I dont even remember going to various stores. I believe I do have some hope though, but I will have to call EBC on Monday to see if there product codes vary from region.

Which brings me to the only hope I have besides just having new calipers put.

There is a code (16cl13vn) on the caliper which when googled says 90-91 crx si.

EBC brakes (which I currently have on it). Have no code, but when I went to their website and searched EF7, some japan catalog spreadsheet came up. I found EF7 looked at the green stuff brake code. went back to the site and searched for "DP2706" a ton of spreadsheets came up, clicked the american one and it says its same on various other cars: Preludes, integras, civics, sedans and crxs.

However I know for a fact that I probably have asked most if not at least one year and model at one of the many auto part stores I went to and none of the brake pads matched up.

Anyway head hurts. Thank you.

 

Have you tried just bolting on a different caliper?

I would put money on the US caliper bolting straight onto your spindle.

 

88-89 integra is a da but its a da3

everything you have there is a da caliper and da rotor...friend had same set up

 

Ok I have a follow up dumb question. Because I looked at several brake pads. I will most likely switch to a USDM caliper eventually, but for now my question is brake pad and caliper related.

1. When I do a search for 91 crx si or an integra brake pad the pattern does not ALWAYS (some sites actually show the same pattern) even though its for the same car and year. Is this normal? I dont really want to buy a pair just to see if one without the same pattern fits. I just find this really strange that they would have 2 patterns for the same year and model.

2. If I do find the brake pads I need and do a reverse look it up is there a 100% chance that that is the same caliper? meaning if you have 1 caliper you cant just swap in a different brake pad?

And for the above poster, so your friend ordered caliper parts for a DA or a DA3?

Hopefully I dont run into discontinued when I call for the part number.

 

da3 is the older model of integras you need to order parts for the 90-93 integra as far as brakes goes....unfortunatly honda/ acura have stop producing most parts for the efs and DAs

 

So my 1989 Ef7 Crx has 4 wheel disc brakes. The front would be 90-93 integra rotors and pads?? What about the rears?

 

I am running 90-93 integra calipers. The caliper number is a little different.


The number is 17CL14VN

 

but the oem ef7 calipers use which rotor and pad?

Trying to find parts here in the states

 

Don't think anyone answered the original questions, so here goes..

The calipers you have are the same as 90-91 CRX Si (I have these calipers and the stamped number is exactly the same.) The pad/backing plate outline you have is D373, you should be able to cross reference that same number with most brake pad manufacturers. HTH

 

So I can buy brakes from an 90-91 Crx Si.

You seem to be sure on the stamped number correlation for the FRONT brakes, but are the rears also the same?? I noticed the caliper is much smaller.

I can go to my shop and take the wheels off and get any pics of anything you need if it will help me sort out which car I need to buy brakes for.

Thanks so much

 

I checked my rear calipers (90 CRX Si), and the number stamped on them is 7CLP13S. The pad/backing plate number for the rear pads are D374. The D374 pad is actually used on many Civics and Integras (except ITR) The rotor diameter is ~24cm/9.45in.

If you can verify this info is the same on your car, you should be able to order these brake parts using 90-91 CRX Si as reference.

 

Im going to go pull my rear ties off right now and try and find some numbers on these rusty things. Thanks so much!!

If I understand what youre saying though, I can simply order 90-91 crx si front and rear brakes, both pads and rotors.

Alot simpler than I thought

 

This man is correct, don't know what the others were talking about. An EF7 brake setup is the same as an ED9. 242mm front rotors with the same calipers as your locally delivered 90-91 CR-X Si, so anything you get for an 90-91 Si should fit fine.

DA9 stuff is the same as EF8 not EF7. DA6 (JDM XSi) is different again I believe.

 

And the rear is the same as usdm Crx Si?

 

edit: typo

 

thank you again, I found the time after work to get to my garage and pull the wheel off and take a pic of my rear caliper



Only difference is there is a 1 infront of your serial stamp while the rest of the code is the same, will this be of any difference??

 

It should be the same as the 90-91 US model CR-X rear yes, as far as I know all the EF/ED/EE CR-X rear disc setups were the same. At least the rear brakes on my EF8 are the same as the ones on my ED9 and pads for a US Si fit my EF8 at the rear.

 

Sorry that extra 1 was a typo. So you have the same calipers 7CLP13S